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Title 9 — BUILDING REGULATIONS

Chapter 5

Tracy Building Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Tracy

Section 501.2 is amended to read as follows:

Section 501.2 Address Identification. New and existing buildings shall be provided and maintained with approved address identification. The identification shall comply with all of the following:

1.

Not less than 4" high with a 1/2" stroke width

2.

Located minimum of 6' above grade

3.

Illuminated at night. Illumination shall be either internal or external at an intensity of 5.0 foot- candles

4.

Numbers shall contrast with the background.

5.

Numbers shall be placed on a portion of the building that is both legible and visible from the street that fronts the property

6.

Numbers shall not be placed on a moveable door and shall not be obstructed from view from the street.

Addresses shall be Arabic numbers or alphabetical letters and conventional in form

Additionally, where access is by means of a private road and/or the building address cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole or other approved sign or means shall be used to identify the structure. Where required by the fire code official, address numbers/figures shall be provided in additional approved locations to facilitate emergency response.

Multiple tenant spaces serviced by vehicular access to the rear of the building through any driveway, alleyway, or parking lot shall have numbers or addresses placed prior to occupancy on all new and existing buildings as to be plainly visible and legible from the rear access way.

Multiple tenant spaces serviced by rear access through a corridor, exit court, or exit yard shall have approved numbers or addresses displayed on the rear of the tenant space. Multiple tenant spaces that front on interior walkways or pedestrian malls shall have approved numbers or addresses placed over the entrance door in all new and existing buildings.

An illuminated annunciator or directory board shall be required at every entrance where deemed necessary by the fire code official.

CHAPTER 18

Section 1808.6.1 is amended by adding the following text to the end of the section:

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Slabs-on-grade installed in conjunction with foundations shall also be designed to resist differential volume changes and to prevent horizontal and vertical displacement of the slab.

APPENDIX P

Section P108.2.4 is amended to read as follows:

P108.2.4 Loft Guards. Loft guards shall be located along the open side of lofts. Loft guards shall not be less than 42 inches (914 mm) in height. Loft guards shall not have openings from the walking surface to the required guard height that allow passage of a sphere 4 inches (102 mm) in diameter.

(Ord. 996 § 3 (part), 1999)

(Ord. No. 1157, § 1, 4-5-2011; Ord. No. 1192, § 1, 1-21-2014; Ord. No. 1228, § 3, 1-17-2017; Ord. No. 1274, § 2, 11-19-2019; Ord. No. 1335, § 3, 12-6-2022)

9.04.060 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1228, § 2, adopted Jan. 17, 2017, repealed § 9.04.060, which pertained to reference codes and derived from Ord. 996 § 3 (part), 1999; Ord. No. 1157, § 1, 4-5-2011; Ord. No. 1192, § 1, 1-21-2014.

9.04.070 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1228, § 2, adopted Jan. 17, 2017, repealed § 9.04.070, which pertained to expiration of application for plan review and permit and derived from Ord. 1063 § 1 (part), 2004; Ord. No. 1157, § 1, 4-5-2011; Ord. No. 1192, § 1, 1-21-2014.

Chapter 9.06 - FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION[[2]]

Footnotes:

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Editor's note— Section 3 of Ord. No. 1192, adopted Jan. 21, 2014, amended ch. 9.06, which consisted of §§ 9.06.010—9.06.080, in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former §§ 9.06.010—9.06.080 derived from Ord. 1116, 2008; and Ord. No. 1176, adopted Nov. 20, 2012.

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